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January 21, 2014

CCC #79

As always the Cue Card is left to the participants discretion, but many of the DT decided to take contrast to task and share a card that isn't CAS and then CASify it!

Here is a card I posted two years ago, when I was still struggling with what my style actually was. lthough i look at it now and still think it is a nice card. I don't think I would make a card like this again, just not my personal style.

Looking at this card the first thing I new I needed to do was to simplify it. Far too much clutter for a CAS card. So the first thing I did was choose the elements that I still wanted on my new card so I wanted to keep the kraft base, I still wanted this to be a Valentines card, I still wanted red hearts and I still wanted some borders too frame my focal image.

I replaced the die cut heart borders with a smaller scale stamped borders and I simplified the heart focal image to one heat only, but I popped it up for interest.

You may see this as too plain but it was what felt right for me. Other options I considered were:

1. Only the heart

2. One of the original heart borders at the top and bottom

3. Stamping the backgroud with the same argyle and adding the die cut heart

What would you have done?

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I love it! I might have put a sentiment at the bottom right, but I like your version just fine! I don't know why I feel like I have to have a sentiment on the front....I should think outside the box!!! I just love that little line of hearts though...trying to resist those Reverse Confetti stamps!

Love your CAS card today. It is so 'YOU'. You must have posted that other card before I knew you, because I don't remember it. You are right, that it is still nice, but definitely not your current style. I appreciate seeing your thought process about how to simplify it.

Tracey, I like the new card...simple is really who you are, I think. The only thing I would do is add a "love you" on the face of the card, but that is just me...Love your card either way! thank you for your thought process...!!

It's funny because when I opened this in my feedly feed I quickly looked to see whose blog it was before scrollig down to check out the pics. When I saw that older card I had to go back up and make sure I read the name right because it didn't look like you! Love your redesign!

Both cards are really beautiful, but I have to say, your new one is AMAZING! I wouldn't change a thing, and I love that you didn't add a sentiment on the front...it's perfect!Thanks for sharing this with us, and for explaining your process!

What a fun post, Tracey!! Love your idea to remake an earlier card of yours, and point out your ideas on making it CAS. Everyone loves a before and after shot! And the after here is exactly your style. Wonderful!

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